Hi al new to running and this forum.
I would like to share with others my experience of starting running hang in there it might be a bit long winded!!
I stopped smoking about 4 months ago and wanted to do something to occupy my spare time and also help keep fit hopefully, decided on running because apart from a good pair of running shoes it is very inexpensive to start and you can even do it own your own.
Right, first week I went out I just ran till I couldn’t run any more then I walked a long way then run again till I was ready to collapse and believe me this was no fun, so decided to look on the internet to get advice and came across this forum, which I might add gives some very good advise, anyway I read about the 8 week plan i.e. run 1 minute walk 1 minute etc, well being the impatient type and confident that I could run further than a minute decided to create my own plan, bear with my I am getting there.
So I bought myself a cheap watch with a stopwatch on it and this is what I do, week 1 (that’s were I am) I walk to point on the local fields and there is a bin which I use for a marker I set my stop watch running and set off, week 1: I am using the following schedule:
1/2 hour run aprox 2 miles
First 15 mins
run 2 mins - walk 1 min
Second 15 mins
Run 2 mins - walk 2 mins
When I get back to my starting point I stop my watch, know I will get to my point about this type of schedule.
I plan to run three times a week Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. And here is what I achieved in regards to timing.
Mon - 27mins 13 sec.
We - 26 mins 32 secs.
I achieved 41 seconds quicker than my previous run and I didn’t try any harder, so that was a moral booster also I noticed that on the way round the run when it cam to walking I was further round the route than I was on the previous run which also made me feel good.
My point is although you will have to stick to the same route to get your timings (you could always do it in reverse) I found that I was getting visible results early in my running which gives me the incentive to carry on, next week my timings will be run 3 mins walk 1 (first 15) then run 3 walk 2. I have no intention of altering the length of my run until I can run the 2 miles without stopping then I will venture to longer distances
Once again apologies for the long post I hope to keep them shorter in the future.::embarrassed:
I would like to share with others my experience of starting running hang in there it might be a bit long winded!!
I stopped smoking about 4 months ago and wanted to do something to occupy my spare time and also help keep fit hopefully, decided on running because apart from a good pair of running shoes it is very inexpensive to start and you can even do it own your own.
Right, first week I went out I just ran till I couldn’t run any more then I walked a long way then run again till I was ready to collapse and believe me this was no fun, so decided to look on the internet to get advice and came across this forum, which I might add gives some very good advise, anyway I read about the 8 week plan i.e. run 1 minute walk 1 minute etc, well being the impatient type and confident that I could run further than a minute decided to create my own plan, bear with my I am getting there.
So I bought myself a cheap watch with a stopwatch on it and this is what I do, week 1 (that’s were I am) I walk to point on the local fields and there is a bin which I use for a marker I set my stop watch running and set off, week 1: I am using the following schedule:
1/2 hour run aprox 2 miles
First 15 mins
run 2 mins - walk 1 min
Second 15 mins
Run 2 mins - walk 2 mins
When I get back to my starting point I stop my watch, know I will get to my point about this type of schedule.
I plan to run three times a week Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. And here is what I achieved in regards to timing.
Mon - 27mins 13 sec.
We - 26 mins 32 secs.
I achieved 41 seconds quicker than my previous run and I didn’t try any harder, so that was a moral booster also I noticed that on the way round the run when it cam to walking I was further round the route than I was on the previous run which also made me feel good.
My point is although you will have to stick to the same route to get your timings (you could always do it in reverse) I found that I was getting visible results early in my running which gives me the incentive to carry on, next week my timings will be run 3 mins walk 1 (first 15) then run 3 walk 2. I have no intention of altering the length of my run until I can run the 2 miles without stopping then I will venture to longer distances
Once again apologies for the long post I hope to keep them shorter in the future.::embarrassed: